HB367 Alabama 2024 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

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Primary Sponsor: Chris SellsRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2024
Title: State holidays, adding Juneteenth as a state holiday, providing that state offices shall not close on Jefferson Davis' birthday and Juneteenth
Summary: HB367 adds Juneteenth as a state holiday and allows state offices to stay open on Jefferson Davis' birthday and Juneteenth, while giving employees the option to observe one of those two days as a holiday.
What This Bill Does
It adds Juneteenth to the list of state holidays and adjusts closure rules so Jefferson Davis' birthday and Juneteenth do not require state offices to close; employees may choose to observe either of these two days as a holiday. For all other state holidays, offices would still close unless opened with advance notice under specific conditions. It also introduces a personal leave day system (with county exceptions), allows compensatory leave for holiday work, designates Rosa Parks Day, and outlines related scheduling, observance, and eligibility rules with an effective date of October 1, 2024.

Who It Affects
State government employees and state offices in Alabama (their holiday observance, eligibility for personal leave, and compensatory leave rules; option to observe either Jefferson Davis' birthday or Juneteenth as a holiday).

Key Provisions
Adds Juneteenth as a state holiday; Jefferson Davis' birthday remains a holiday date (first Monday in June) and Juneteenth remains the nineteenth day of June.
All state holidays, except Jefferson Davis' birthday and Juneteenth, shall be observed by closing all state offices. Offices may remain open on a holiday with advance written notice from the appointing authority to the State Personnel Board, especially for essential services.
Employees may observe either Jefferson Davis' birthday or Juneteenth as a state holiday; agencies must establish a policy to implement this option.
A personal leave day is granted to most state employees (one per year on January 1), with Baldwin and Mobile County employees excluded from this personal leave day. Personal leave days must be scheduled; if not, pay must be provided. Unused days must be used by year-end unless carried forward by employee request.
If employees work on a holiday, they receive compensatory leave or pay in lieu of the holiday.
Rosa Parks Day is designated on December 1; citizens are urged to observe, and counties may elect to observe it as a holiday.
Mardi Gras is a holiday in Mobile and Baldwin Counties, with state offices closed there.
Holiday observance rules for weekends (Sunday observed on Monday, Saturday observed on Friday) are maintained; other related scheduling and emergency/opening provisions apply.
Effective date: October 1, 2024.

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Subjects: State Government